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Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI), resulting from hypoxic damage within a graft, is the leading cause of cell death and graft rejection. In this study, we investigated whether a HIF-1α inhibitor… (More)

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and uPA receptor (uPAR) are expressed in many tumors and have been reported to be correlated to protein expression and poor prognosis in malignant tumors.… (More)

Snail, a zinc-finger transcriptional repressor of E-cadherin expression, is one of the key inducers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in epithelial cancer. In breast cancer, EMT has been… (More)

Inflammasomes are multi-protein complexes that play a crucial role in innate immune responses. Benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) is a naturally occurring compound found in cruciferous vegetables, and BITC… (More)

Purpose: Targeting oncogenic receptors with antibodies has been thought to suppress tumor growth mainly by interrupting oncogenic signals. Recently, the essential role for adaptive immunity, and CD8þ… (More)

Type I interferons (IFNs), including IFN-β, are known to enhance antigen (Ag) presentation and to promote the expansion, survival and effector function of CD8+ cytotoxic lymphocytes (CTL) during… (More)